Rebecca Chase Williams was an American journalist and Mayor of Brookhaven, Georgia.[1] Previously a District 1 City Councilwoman, Williams became mayor after the city's inaugural mayor, J. Max Davis, resigned in May 2015.[2][3][4][5] Prior to her public service, Williams was a distinguished ABC News journalist for more than twenty years.[6]

She was the wife of Dick Williams, Editor and publisher of The Dunwoody Crier, a weekly newspaper covering Dunwoody, Brookhaven, and Sandy Springs. Williams hosted the weekly Atlanta television program, The Georgia Gang for decades.[7] She died of cancer on March 11, 2020.

References

  1. ↑ "Ernst Becomes Brookhaven Mayor in a Landslide". 3 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "Rebecca Chase-Williams in as Brookhaven Mayor, Linley Jones to District One Council seat | The Brookhaven Post | Brookhaven, GA". Brookhavenpost.co. 2015-06-09. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
  3. ↑ Williams, Dick (2015-06-09). "Brookhaven twists and turns to put Rebecca Chase Williams in mayor's post - Dunwoody Crier: News". Thecrier.net. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
  4. ↑ "New mayor, city councilor chosen for Brookhaven". Reporternewspapers.net. 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
  5. ↑ "Rebecca Chase Williams named Brookhaven mayor; election qualifying is Aug. 31-Sept. 2 - Georgia Politics, Campaigns and Elections". GaPundit.com. 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
  6. ↑ King, Michael (2015-06-09). "Rebecca Chase-Williams sworn in as Brookhaven mayor". 11alive.com. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
  7. ↑ "Dick Williams is 2011 parade grand marshal - Dunwoody Crier: Home". Thecrier.net. 2011-01-18. Retrieved 2015-06-20.


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